Person Spencer Jones; Sir; Harold (1890 - 1960); astronomer Spencer Jones Harold Sir astronomer Harold Spencer Jones 1890 - 1960 British Male Kensington, London, England 29 March 1890 Greenwich, London 03/11/1960 19601103

Astronomy Education: Latymer Upper School, King Street, London (left 1907); MA, ScD Career: His Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape; ex-Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge; Chief Assistant, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1913-1923; Assistant Director of Optical Supplies, Woolwich, 1916-1919; Secretary, Royal Astronomical Society, 1923 Honours: Kt 1943; KBE 1955 Memberships: FRAS Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1943 Fellow 15/05/1930 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB (under 'Spencer Jones') Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1961 vol 7 pp 137-145, plate, by R v d R Woolley ©Godfrey Argent Studio dwInternational Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (second edition) rules for double barrelled and compound surnames https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-20346 29 Mar 1890 - 3 Nov 1960 NA3379 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes b78d4387-c25d-419c-9bff-3d8456e8ef3f